Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 48 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 48 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Thu, Jan 5, 2017, 3:47 AM AKST (12:47 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 64 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-05 12:47:35 UTC
Depth
75.1 km (46.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.832° N, 149.636° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
84

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.735 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.716 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.525 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.557 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 130 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.426 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.630 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.635 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.647 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 121 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.260 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 100 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.050 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.746 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.522 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.146 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.071 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 120 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.825 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.866 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 128 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.767 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 98 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 119 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.7Central Alaska · 3551 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.051 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 76 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.335 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.635 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.9Central Alaska · 3550 days ago · 118 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.665 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.756 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 127 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.754 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 108 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.553 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 85 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.049 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.652 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.421 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.661 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.640 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 80 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.764 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.15 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.748 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 94 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.558 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 58 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.137 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.635 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.539 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 3.161 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.841 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 62 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.828 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.6Central Alaska · 3545 days ago · 119 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.651 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 93 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 129 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.866 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 112 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.95 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.641 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.833 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.623 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.244 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.653 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.81 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.766 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 113 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.5Central Alaska · 3543 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.048 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 90 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.123 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.933 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.841 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.562 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.649 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 76 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.659 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 127 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.568 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.541 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.272 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.548 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.545 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.547 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.674 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.635 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.852 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.638 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.154 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.625 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0178h4354 (also filed as ak14964717). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.